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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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