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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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