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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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