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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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