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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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