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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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