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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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