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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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