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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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