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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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