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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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