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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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