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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bulgaria to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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