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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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