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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take 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. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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