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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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