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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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