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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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