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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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