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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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