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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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