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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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