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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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