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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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