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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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