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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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