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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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