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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major 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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