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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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