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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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