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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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