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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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