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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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