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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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