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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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