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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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