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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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