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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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