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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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