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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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