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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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