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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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