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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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