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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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