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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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