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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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