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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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