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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the most important 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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