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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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