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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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