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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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