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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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