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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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