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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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