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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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