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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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