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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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