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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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