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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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