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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the 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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