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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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