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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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