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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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