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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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