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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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