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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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