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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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