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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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