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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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