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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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