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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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