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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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