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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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