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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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