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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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