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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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