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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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