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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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