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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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