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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers 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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