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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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