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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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