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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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