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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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