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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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