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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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