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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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