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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free 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 many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the most important 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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