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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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