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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the 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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