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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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