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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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