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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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