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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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