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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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