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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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