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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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