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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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