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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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