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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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