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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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