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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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