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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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