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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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