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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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