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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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