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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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