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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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