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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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