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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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