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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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