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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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