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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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