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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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