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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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