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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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