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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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