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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bhutan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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