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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education enable humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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