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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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