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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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