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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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