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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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