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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the major 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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