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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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