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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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