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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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