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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the major 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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