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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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