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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the 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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