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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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