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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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