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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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