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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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