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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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