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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like India to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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