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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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