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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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