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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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