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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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