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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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