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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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