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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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