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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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