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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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