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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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