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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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