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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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