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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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