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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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