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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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