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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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