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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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