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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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