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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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