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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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