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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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