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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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