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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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