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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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