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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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