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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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