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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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