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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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