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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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