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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important 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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