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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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