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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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