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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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