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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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