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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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