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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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