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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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