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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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