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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers 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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