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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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