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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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