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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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