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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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