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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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