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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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