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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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