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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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