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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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