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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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