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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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