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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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