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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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