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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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