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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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