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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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