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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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