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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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