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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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