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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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