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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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