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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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 many issues that online learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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