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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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