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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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