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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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