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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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