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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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