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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Albania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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