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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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