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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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