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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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