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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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