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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses 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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