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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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