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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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