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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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