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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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