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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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