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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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