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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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