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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the 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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