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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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