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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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