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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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