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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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