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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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