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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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