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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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