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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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