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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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