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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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