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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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