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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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