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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses 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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