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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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