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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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