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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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