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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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