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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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