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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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