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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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