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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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