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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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