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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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