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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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