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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major 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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