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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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