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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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