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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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