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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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