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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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