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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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