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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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