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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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