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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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