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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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