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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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