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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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