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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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