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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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