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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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