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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. 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 customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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