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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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