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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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