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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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