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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. 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 normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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