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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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