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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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