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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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