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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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