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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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