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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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