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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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