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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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