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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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