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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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