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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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