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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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