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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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