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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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