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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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