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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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