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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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