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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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