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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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