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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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