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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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