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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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