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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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