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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also talks about 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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