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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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