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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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