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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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