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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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