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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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