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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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