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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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