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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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