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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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