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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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