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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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