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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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