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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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