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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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