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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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