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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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