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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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