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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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