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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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