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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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