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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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