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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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