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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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