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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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