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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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