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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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