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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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