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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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