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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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