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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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