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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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