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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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