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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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