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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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