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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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