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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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