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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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