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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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