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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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