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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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