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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education