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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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