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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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