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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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