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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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