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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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