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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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