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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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