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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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