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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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