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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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