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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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