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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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