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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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