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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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