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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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