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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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