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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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