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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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