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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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