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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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