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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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