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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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