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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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