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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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