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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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