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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches 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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