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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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