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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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