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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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