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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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