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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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