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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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