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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education