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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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