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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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