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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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