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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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