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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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