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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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