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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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