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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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