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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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