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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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