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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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