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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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