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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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