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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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