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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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