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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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