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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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