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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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