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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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