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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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