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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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