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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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