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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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