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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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