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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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