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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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