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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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