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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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