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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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