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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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