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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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