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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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