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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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