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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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