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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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