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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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