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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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