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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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