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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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