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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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