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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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