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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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