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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the major 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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