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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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