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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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