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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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