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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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