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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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