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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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