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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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