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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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