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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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