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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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