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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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