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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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