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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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