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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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