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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the key 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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