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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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