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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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