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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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