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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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