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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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