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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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