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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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