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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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