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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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