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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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