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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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