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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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