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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students 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 a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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