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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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