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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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