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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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