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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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