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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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