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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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