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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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