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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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