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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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