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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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