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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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