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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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