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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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