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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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