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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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