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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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