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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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