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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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