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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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