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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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