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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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