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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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