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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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