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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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