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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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