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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students 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 online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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