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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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