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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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