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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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