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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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