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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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