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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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