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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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