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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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