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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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