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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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