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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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