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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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