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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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