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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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