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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Liechtenstein to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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