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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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