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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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