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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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