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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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