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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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