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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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