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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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