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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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