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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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