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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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