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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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