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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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