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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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