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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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