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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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