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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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