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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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