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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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