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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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