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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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