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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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