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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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