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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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