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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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