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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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