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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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