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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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