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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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