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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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