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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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