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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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