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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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