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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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