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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key 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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