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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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