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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education