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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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