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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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