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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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