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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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