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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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